Topic: Is there anyway to mine monero or other cpu coins without running cpu wide open? (Read 77 times)
December 17, 2017, 04:08:00 PM
I might give it a try next time i hit my eth payout threshold, mining monero with gpu and cpu. Whattomine claims that mining eth is more profitable than xmr, but there are so many variables its hard to know until i do it. I'm brand new at mining but its going as well as i could have hoped so far. I'm running BOINC projects for now, it lets you set how your cpu is used in a straightforward fashion. Also filehosting and seeding linux distros.
December 17, 2017, 03:55:59 PM
I have xmr-stak and i was able to get an impressive hashrate from it, but it seemed to be hurting my gpu eth mining, and running my cpu full blast for a very meager profit didnt make sense, so i nixed it. Any suggestions?
Well, assuming CPU power was the bottleneck, you could just set the CPU mining process to use fewer threads or set it to run at a lower priority than your GPU mining software.
As you mentioned, however, mining with your CPU isn't going to near the revenue produced by the GPUs on your rig.
Do note that you can mine Monero with your GPUs, as an alternative to Ethereum. Check for yourself if this would be more profitable.
December 17, 2017, 03:51:59 PM
I have xmr-stak and i was able to get an impressive hashrate from it, but it seemed to be hurting my gpu eth mining, and running my cpu full blast for a very meager profit didnt make sense, so i nixed it. Any suggestions?
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